WEBVTT POSSIBILITY IS GETTING THE ATTENTION OF SCHOOLS LIKE JEFFERSON COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE. W-L-K-Y'S ANN BOWDAN HAS MORE FRO M STUDENTS AND STAFF. "I'm here at JCTC where students are paying for their classes and paying for their tuition before classes resume on Monday. But if a proposal by the President goes through, some of these students may not have to pay for 2 years." "I just think it would really be beneficial to a lot of people in our community, not just me, but a lot of people who can't afford school and who want the opportunity to go." PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PROPOSAL ALREADY HAS STUDENTS AND STAFF AT JCTC BUZZING. "Community colleges are always about access. We open our doors wide to all students who seek higher education. So this could potentially be another opportunity to broaden that access." JCTC VICE PRESIDENT LISA BROSKY IS LEARNING ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS PROPOSAL - WHICH COULD SAVE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THOUSANDS. FEDERAL FUNDS WOULD PAY FOR 75-PERCENT OF A STUDENT'S TUITION..AND THE STATE WOULD PICK UP THE REST FOR EACH STUDENT.. FOR TWO YEARS. BROSKY'S ALSO INTERESTED IN THE INITIATIVE TO CONNECT STUDENTS TO LARGER UNIVERSITIES FOLLOWING THEIR TIME AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES. "Students come here to either transfer to Universities or to prepare for specific careers." "It would make it more of an initiative to go to school, I would have more money for books and things to do during the semester so I'm not sitting at home because I'm broke because I don't have any money for school." THE PROPOSAL WOULDN'T COVER BOOKS OR LIVING EXPENSES OR TRANSPORTATION..BUT THE ALLEVIATION FROM TUITION WOULD GIVE MORE ROOM FOR THOSE COSTS. "Oh my goodness, books cost us over 400 dollars last semester, so yes, this would be a big help to us, honestly." "Even though the proposal still has some hurdles to overcome, like Congress. Many of these students say they're hopeful and they'll be watching. Here at JCTC, Ann Bowdan, WLKY News." THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PROGRAM WILL COST ABOUT 60 BILLION DOLLARS OVER 10 YEARS. THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO PROPOSE HOW TO PAY FOR IT NEXT MONTH. TO QUALIFY, STUDENTS MUST HAVE A MENTOR... COMPLETE 8 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EACH TERM... AND MAINTAIN A 2 POINT-5 G-P-A.